Define the terms associated with equine reproduction.

Definitions should include terms such as

  • brood mare
  • sire
  • dam
  • stallion
  • colt
  • foal
  • filly
  • gelding
  • pedigree
  • genotype
  • phenotype
  • progeny
  • weanling
  • deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
  • dystocia
  • fertilization
  • gene
  • maiden
  • estrous
  • anestrus
  • ovulation
  • gestation
  • placenta
  • parturition
  • enema
  • artificial insemination
  • barren
  • colostrum
  • lactation.

Process/Skill Questions: 

  • What is dystocia?
  • When does anestrus occur in the mare?
  • What is the average gestation period for a horse?
  • Why is it important for a newborn foal to receive colostrum?
  • What are eponychium?